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SUMMARY:Reading Science Fiction Politically: In Ascension
DESCRIPTION:March 17\, Mondays\, new season continuing every other Monday at 5:00 pm US ET \nThe long-running Science and Visionary Fiction book group next reads In Ascension by Martin MacInnes. Set against looming climate disaster\, MacInnes’s powerful story moves from the still-unexplored vastness of the ocean to the beckoning vastness of interstellar space. For politically-oriented fiction readers\, MacInnes provokes discussion of how social relations and contradictions shape and distort scientific discovery and research. The novel explores these themes from the vantage point of richly-drawn Dutch marine scientist Leigh Hasenbosch. \nJoin us March 3 for lively discussion on this 2024 Arthur C Clarke Award winner for 2024\, also long-listed for the 2023 Booker Prize. In Ascension offers a powerful opportunity for introspection and intentionality as we all explore our relationship to and our agency in the ongoing crisis around us. \nWe read this and all our selections mindful of our book group’s overall commitment\, To build a better future\, we have to envision it first (adapted from Walidah Imarisha). Reading science\, speculative and visionary fiction\, discussing it together\, and reading it politically\, offers one tool for envisioning a future worth building. This spring\, we will continue our explorations of diverse points of view of social conflict and resolution\, possible and imagined just worlds\, here on Earth and perhaps afar. \nWhether you have always read science fiction or never given it a second thought\, consider spending a season with the MEP Science and Visionary Fiction book group. \nAnd help us choose our spring list\, from among these and other titles under consideration: \n\n\nNK Jemisin\, The Stone Sky\nPaul Lynch\, Prophet Song (2023 Booker Prize)\nCory Doctorow\, the lost cause\nAnnalee Newitz\, The Terraformers\nNNedi Okorafor\, Death of the Author\nJeff VanderMeer\, Annihilation\n\n 
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/21268/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Classes/Events,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Science Fiction,Visionary Fiction
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SUMMARY:Celebrating 75 Years of Palestinian Literature - Final Series
DESCRIPTION:Three weekly sessions on Thursdays at 7 pm US ET\, Starting January 9 \nThe MEP’s months-long reading of Palestinian literature concludes in January with a reading of the recently issued memoir My Palestine: An Impossible Exile by Mohammad Tarbush. This highly praised memoir written by a man born during the Nakba and who died after completing this work early in 2024 covers the events that have been themes throughout our readings. Mohammad Tarbush was a key part of the national movement and his life displays the struggles and turmoil of his people. \nReading Schedule:\nJan 9 -Introduction\, Preface\, Chapters 1-7\nJan 16 – Chapters 8-14\nJan 23 – Chapters 15 to End \nThe Marxist Education Project Literature Group will continue reading Palestinian literature this fall. We will use our grief over the daily news reports of death and suffering to develop an understanding of Palestinians as more than victims of the moment\, but as a nation with a lively and broad-themed cultural response to colonial oppression. \nYou can also check out last fall’s now-completed syllabus here. \nAnd preview our February series featuring two novels from Burundi \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s  novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, Jacqueline has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation. \n 
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/celebrating-75-years-of-palestinian-literature-new-series/
CATEGORIES:Literature,Multi-session Classes
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SUMMARY:Summer Noir 2024
DESCRIPTION:The MEP Literature Group’s Summer Noir tradition of enjoying the bracing vitality of pulp continues with six short novels on the themes of difficult trips and political mayhem. \nBe warned: Do not expect happy endings in novels featuring corruption\, futility and deception. \nEnrollees need not attend all sessions; to accommodate summer travel\, we selected short novels which we can discuss in in a single session. \nTrips that Go Wrong – July\nJuly 11: Tropic Moon\, by Georges Simenon\, 152 pages.\nJuly 18: Basic Black with Pearls\, by Helen Weinzweig\,  160 pages.\nJuly 25: The Taiga Syndrome\, by Cristina Rivera Garza. 128 pages. \nPolitical Turmoil – August\nAugust 1: Skeletons in the Closet\, Jean-Patrick Manchette\, 178 pages.\nAugust: 8 Clandestine in Chile: The Adventures of Miguel Littin\, Gabriel García Márquez\,  160 pages.\nAugust 15: Plan B\, Chester Himes. 164 pages \nThe Literature Group will resume reading novels set in Palestine in September.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/summer-noir-2024/
CATEGORIES:Classes/Events,featured,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Summer 2024
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SUMMARY:Reading Science Fiction Politically: Diverging Futures
DESCRIPTION:In Palestine +100: Stories from a Century after the Nakba\, edited by Basma Ghalayini\, as well as other recent books\, Palestinian authors have begun to discover the power of science fiction. “Everyday life\, for [Palestinian writers] is a kind of dystopia.” In this situation\, “The real future –the actual future — is unknowable. But for SF writers\, the mere idea of ‘things to come’ is license to re-imagine\, re-configure\, and re-interrogate the present.” \nThis spring\, the MEP Science and Visionary Fiction reading group will use this exciting new collection — and related political analyses of the war and political situation now as well as additional short fiction published elsewhere–to expand our understanding of the situation and struggle now in Palestine. And we will also use it to reach further into science fiction’s exploration of a future\, just society. \nAnd we will deepen our appreciation of this new literature by reading with it other visions of pathways to a livable future\, a just social order on Earth\, in fiction and nonfiction: \n\nParable of the Talents\, Octavia Butler’s classic tale of the struggles to build a new society against the ravages of Trump-like right-wing terror\, climate crisis and economic collapse.\nToo Like the Lightning\, Ada Palmer’s newly published\, character-rich story of technologically-driven utopian life two centuries from now and the crisis which arises within it.\nArchaeologies of the Future\, by Fredric Jameson\, a thought-provoking assessment of utopian literature from Thomas More to the present.  \n\nThis list is tentative and subject to change\, other short selections or paring back by the reading group.  Here is the tentative meeting schedule: \nMay 27: Palestine +100\nJune 3: Palestine +100\, Too Like the Lighting\, chapters 1-3\nJune 10: Too Like the Lighting\, chapters 3-6\nJune 17: Too Like the Lighting\, chapters 7-10\nJune 24: Too Like the Lighting\, chapters 11-15\nJuly 2\nJuly 8\nJuly 15\nJuly 22\nJuly 29\n–summer break– \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/reading-science-fiction-politically-diverging-futures/
CATEGORIES:Classes/Events,Fall 2024,featured,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Palestine,Science Fiction,Visionary Fiction
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SUMMARY:Palestine: Celebrating 75 Years of Literature
DESCRIPTION:Read Palestinian fiction\, poetry\, and related literature in weekly meetings with the MEP’s Literature Group. The ongoing catastrophe in the Middle East breaks our hearts daily. As part of our mission to explore creative political resistance to oppression\, we will read several novels and poems by Palestinian authors. The novels selected for this session include prominent and emerging writers investigating themes since 1947 of armed resistance\, class\, the refugee experience\, and women’s experience of conflict. \nWe invite participants to add to our selections\, published from 1949 to the present\, and tentatively include: \nThings You May Find HIdden in My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha; Minor Detail\, by Adania Shibli; selected stories by Ghassan Kanafani; Out of Time: The Collected Stories of Samira Azzam\, Arabesques by Anton Shammas\, The Arsonists’ City by Hala Alyan\, Wild Thorns\, by Sahar Khalifeh; Passage to the plaza\, by Sahar Khalifeh; A Day in the Life of Abed Salama; Palestine +100\, edited by Basma Ghalayini. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation. \nThis group’s final session is June 27. Please contact us if you wish to join the group in progress. \nThe map: sampled from the amazing Visualizing Palestine project website.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/palestine-celebrating-75-years-literature/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Classes/Events,Literature,Palestine,Reading Group,Summer 2024
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SUMMARY:Chile's 9/11: Fifty Years of Literary Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Weekly reading group in progress\, ending 2/8/24.   \nSeptember 2023 marked fifty years since the overthrow of Salvador Allende’s socialist government on September 11\, 1973. To honor the struggles and sufferings of the Chilean people\, the MEP’s Literature Group dedicates this reading group to Chilean writers active before\, during\, and since the Pinochet dictatorship. In addition to the justly well-known writings of Roberto Bolaño\, many of our readings will be from translations by Megan McDowell. McDowell has worked with US and British independent publishers to promote a diverse group of writers largely unfamiliar to American audiences. Our aim\, to quote McDowell\, is “to expand our circles of empathy.” \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here.\nTo participate\, send email to info@mepnet.wpenginepowered.com \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/chile-literary-resistance-2-3/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:American Imperialism,Anti-fascism,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,History,Insurgency,Latin America,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Neo-fascism,Radical Literature,Socialism
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SUMMARY:Chile's 9/11: Fifty Years of Literary Resistance
DESCRIPTION:September 2023 marks fifty years since the overthrow of Salvador Allende’s socialist government on September 11\, 1973. To honor the struggles and sufferings of the Chilean people\, the MEP’s Literature Group dedicates two eight-week series to Chilean writers active before\, during\, and since the Pinochet dictatorship. In addition to the justly well-known writings of Roberto Bolaño\, many of our readings will be from translations by Megan McDowell. McDowell has worked with US and British independent publishers to promote a diverse group of writers largely unfamiliar to American audiences. Our aim\, to quote McDowell\, is “to expand our circles of empathy.” \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/chile-literary-resistance/2023-11-16/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:American Imperialism,Anti-fascism,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,History,Insurgency,Latin America,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Neo-fascism,Radical Literature,Socialism
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SUMMARY:Chile's 9/11: Fifty Years of Literary Resistance
DESCRIPTION:September 2023 marks fifty years since the overthrow of Salvador Allende’s socialist government on September 11\, 1973. To honor the struggles and sufferings of the Chilean people\, the MEP’s Literature Group dedicates two eight-week series to Chilean writers active before\, during\, and since the Pinochet dictatorship. In addition to the justly well-known writings of Roberto Bolaño\, many of our readings will be from translations by Megan McDowell. McDowell has worked with US and British independent publishers to promote a diverse group of writers largely unfamiliar to American audiences. Our aim\, to quote McDowell\, is “to expand our circles of empathy.” \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/chile-literary-resistance/2023-11-09/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:American Imperialism,Anti-fascism,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,History,Insurgency,Latin America,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Neo-fascism,Radical Literature,Socialism
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SUMMARY:Chile's 9/11: Fifty Years of Literary Resistance
DESCRIPTION:September 2023 marks fifty years since the overthrow of Salvador Allende’s socialist government on September 11\, 1973. To honor the struggles and sufferings of the Chilean people\, the MEP’s Literature Group dedicates two eight-week series to Chilean writers active before\, during\, and since the Pinochet dictatorship. In addition to the justly well-known writings of Roberto Bolaño\, many of our readings will be from translations by Megan McDowell. McDowell has worked with US and British independent publishers to promote a diverse group of writers largely unfamiliar to American audiences. Our aim\, to quote McDowell\, is “to expand our circles of empathy.” \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/chile-literary-resistance/2023-11-02/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:American Imperialism,Anti-fascism,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,History,Insurgency,Latin America,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Neo-fascism,Radical Literature,Socialism
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SUMMARY:Chile's 9/11: Fifty Years of Literary Resistance
DESCRIPTION:September 2023 marks fifty years since the overthrow of Salvador Allende’s socialist government on September 11\, 1973. To honor the struggles and sufferings of the Chilean people\, the MEP’s Literature Group dedicates two eight-week series to Chilean writers active before\, during\, and since the Pinochet dictatorship. In addition to the justly well-known writings of Roberto Bolaño\, many of our readings will be from translations by Megan McDowell. McDowell has worked with US and British independent publishers to promote a diverse group of writers largely unfamiliar to American audiences. Our aim\, to quote McDowell\, is “to expand our circles of empathy.” \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/chile-literary-resistance/2023-10-26/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:American Imperialism,Anti-fascism,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,History,Insurgency,Latin America,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Neo-fascism,Radical Literature,Socialism
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SUMMARY:Chile's 9/11: Fifty Years of Literary Resistance
DESCRIPTION:September 2023 marks fifty years since the overthrow of Salvador Allende’s socialist government on September 11\, 1973. To honor the struggles and sufferings of the Chilean people\, the MEP’s Literature Group dedicates two eight-week series to Chilean writers active before\, during\, and since the Pinochet dictatorship. In addition to the justly well-known writings of Roberto Bolaño\, many of our readings will be from translations by Megan McDowell. McDowell has worked with US and British independent publishers to promote a diverse group of writers largely unfamiliar to American audiences. Our aim\, to quote McDowell\, is “to expand our circles of empathy.” \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/chile-literary-resistance/2023-10-19/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:American Imperialism,Anti-fascism,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,History,Insurgency,Latin America,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Neo-fascism,Radical Literature,Socialism
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SUMMARY:Chile's 9/11: Fifty Years of Literary Resistance
DESCRIPTION:September 2023 marks fifty years since the overthrow of Salvador Allende’s socialist government on September 11\, 1973. To honor the struggles and sufferings of the Chilean people\, the MEP’s Literature Group dedicates two eight-week series to Chilean writers active before\, during\, and since the Pinochet dictatorship. In addition to the justly well-known writings of Roberto Bolaño\, many of our readings will be from translations by Megan McDowell. McDowell has worked with US and British independent publishers to promote a diverse group of writers largely unfamiliar to American audiences. Our aim\, to quote McDowell\, is “to expand our circles of empathy.” \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/chile-literary-resistance/2023-10-12/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:American Imperialism,Anti-fascism,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,History,Insurgency,Latin America,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Neo-fascism,Radical Literature,Socialism
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T210000
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SUMMARY:Chile's 9/11: Fifty Years of Literary Resistance
DESCRIPTION:September 2023 marks fifty years since the overthrow of Salvador Allende’s socialist government on September 11\, 1973. To honor the struggles and sufferings of the Chilean people\, the MEP’s Literature Group dedicates two eight-week series to Chilean writers active before\, during\, and since the Pinochet dictatorship. In addition to the justly well-known writings of Roberto Bolaño\, many of our readings will be from translations by Megan McDowell. McDowell has worked with US and British independent publishers to promote a diverse group of writers largely unfamiliar to American audiences. Our aim\, to quote McDowell\, is “to expand our circles of empathy.” \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/chile-literary-resistance/2023-10-05/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:American Imperialism,Anti-fascism,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,History,Insurgency,Latin America,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Neo-fascism,Radical Literature,Socialism
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T210000
DTSTAMP:20230908T193418Z
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SUMMARY:Chile's 9/11: Fifty Years of Literary Resistance
DESCRIPTION:September 2023 marks fifty years since the overthrow of Salvador Allende’s socialist government on September 11\, 1973. To honor the struggles and sufferings of the Chilean people\, the MEP’s Literature Group dedicates two eight-week series to Chilean writers active before\, during\, and since the Pinochet dictatorship. In addition to the justly well-known writings of Roberto Bolaño\, many of our readings will be from translations by Megan McDowell. McDowell has worked with US and British independent publishers to promote a diverse group of writers largely unfamiliar to American audiences. Our aim\, to quote McDowell\, is “to expand our circles of empathy.” \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/chile-literary-resistance/2023-09-28/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:American Imperialism,Anti-fascism,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,History,Insurgency,Latin America,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Neo-fascism,Radical Literature,Socialism
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230824T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230824T203000
DTSTAMP:20230626T160923Z
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/black-noir/2023-08-24/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T203000
DTSTAMP:20230626T160923Z
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/black-noir/2023-08-17/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230810T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230810T203000
DTSTAMP:20230626T160923Z
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/black-noir/2023-08-10/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230807T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230807T183000
DTSTAMP:20230623T131928Z
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SUMMARY:"We're Going on an Adventure": Summer Visionary Fiction
DESCRIPTION:The MEP’s Science and Visionary Fiction Reading Group will read Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Ruin this summer.  The catchphrase\, “We’re going on an adventure\,” signals the novel’s overlapping themes of contemporary significance–desperate efforts to escape war and corporate destruction on Earth\, species-level competition to make new homes elsewhere\, and the varieties and the social significance of artificial intelligence. \nAbove all\, the book continues the author’s exploration of empathy between his characters and with us\, his readers: “I wanted to write sections from the point of view of an octopus.” \nAs befits summertime reading\, we will add other selections as we go\, meshing these themes with the interests of the group.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/were-going-on-an-adventure-summer-visionary-fiction/2023-08-07/
LOCATION:United States
CATEGORIES:Art and politics,Classes/Events,Evolutionary biology,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Science Fiction,Visionary Fiction,War Fiction
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230803T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230803T203000
DTSTAMP:20230626T160923Z
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/black-noir/2023-08-03/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230731T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230731T183000
DTSTAMP:20230623T131928Z
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SUMMARY:"We're Going on an Adventure": Summer Visionary Fiction
DESCRIPTION:The MEP’s Science and Visionary Fiction Reading Group will read Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Ruin this summer.  The catchphrase\, “We’re going on an adventure\,” signals the novel’s overlapping themes of contemporary significance–desperate efforts to escape war and corporate destruction on Earth\, species-level competition to make new homes elsewhere\, and the varieties and the social significance of artificial intelligence. \nAbove all\, the book continues the author’s exploration of empathy between his characters and with us\, his readers: “I wanted to write sections from the point of view of an octopus.” \nAs befits summertime reading\, we will add other selections as we go\, meshing these themes with the interests of the group.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/were-going-on-an-adventure-summer-visionary-fiction/2023-07-31/
LOCATION:United States
CATEGORIES:Art and politics,Classes/Events,Evolutionary biology,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Science Fiction,Visionary Fiction,War Fiction
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T203000
DTSTAMP:20230626T160923Z
CREATED:20230615T135643Z
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/black-noir/2023-07-27/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230724T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230724T183000
DTSTAMP:20230623T131928Z
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SUMMARY:"We're Going on an Adventure": Summer Visionary Fiction
DESCRIPTION:The MEP’s Science and Visionary Fiction Reading Group will read Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Ruin this summer.  The catchphrase\, “We’re going on an adventure\,” signals the novel’s overlapping themes of contemporary significance–desperate efforts to escape war and corporate destruction on Earth\, species-level competition to make new homes elsewhere\, and the varieties and the social significance of artificial intelligence. \nAbove all\, the book continues the author’s exploration of empathy between his characters and with us\, his readers: “I wanted to write sections from the point of view of an octopus.” \nAs befits summertime reading\, we will add other selections as we go\, meshing these themes with the interests of the group.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/were-going-on-an-adventure-summer-visionary-fiction/2023-07-24/
LOCATION:United States
CATEGORIES:Art and politics,Classes/Events,Evolutionary biology,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Science Fiction,Visionary Fiction,War Fiction
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T203000
DTSTAMP:20230626T160923Z
CREATED:20230615T135643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T160923Z
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/black-noir/2023-07-20/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230717T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230717T183000
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SUMMARY:"We're Going on an Adventure": Summer Visionary Fiction
DESCRIPTION:The MEP’s Science and Visionary Fiction Reading Group will read Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Ruin this summer.  The catchphrase\, “We’re going on an adventure\,” signals the novel’s overlapping themes of contemporary significance–desperate efforts to escape war and corporate destruction on Earth\, species-level competition to make new homes elsewhere\, and the varieties and the social significance of artificial intelligence. \nAbove all\, the book continues the author’s exploration of empathy between his characters and with us\, his readers: “I wanted to write sections from the point of view of an octopus.” \nAs befits summertime reading\, we will add other selections as we go\, meshing these themes with the interests of the group.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/were-going-on-an-adventure-summer-visionary-fiction/2023-07-17/
LOCATION:United States
CATEGORIES:Art and politics,Classes/Events,Evolutionary biology,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Science Fiction,Visionary Fiction,War Fiction
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T203000
DTSTAMP:20230626T160923Z
CREATED:20230615T135643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T160923Z
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/black-noir/2023-07-13/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230710T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230710T183000
DTSTAMP:20230623T131928Z
CREATED:20230623T130650Z
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SUMMARY:"We're Going on an Adventure": Summer Visionary Fiction
DESCRIPTION:The MEP’s Science and Visionary Fiction Reading Group will read Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Ruin this summer.  The catchphrase\, “We’re going on an adventure\,” signals the novel’s overlapping themes of contemporary significance–desperate efforts to escape war and corporate destruction on Earth\, species-level competition to make new homes elsewhere\, and the varieties and the social significance of artificial intelligence. \nAbove all\, the book continues the author’s exploration of empathy between his characters and with us\, his readers: “I wanted to write sections from the point of view of an octopus.” \nAs befits summertime reading\, we will add other selections as we go\, meshing these themes with the interests of the group.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/were-going-on-an-adventure-summer-visionary-fiction/2023-07-10/
LOCATION:United States
CATEGORIES:Art and politics,Classes/Events,Evolutionary biology,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Science Fiction,Visionary Fiction,War Fiction
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230706T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230706T203000
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/black-noir/2023-07-06/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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SUMMARY:"We're Going on an Adventure": Summer Visionary Fiction
DESCRIPTION:The MEP’s Science and Visionary Fiction Reading Group will read Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Ruin this summer.  The catchphrase\, “We’re going on an adventure\,” signals the novel’s overlapping themes of contemporary significance–desperate efforts to escape war and corporate destruction on Earth\, species-level competition to make new homes elsewhere\, and the varieties and the social significance of artificial intelligence. \nAbove all\, the book continues the author’s exploration of empathy between his characters and with us\, his readers: “I wanted to write sections from the point of view of an octopus.” \nAs befits summertime reading\, we will add other selections as we go\, meshing these themes with the interests of the group.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/were-going-on-an-adventure-summer-visionary-fiction/2023-07-03/
LOCATION:United States
CATEGORIES:Art and politics,Classes/Events,Evolutionary biology,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Science Fiction,Visionary Fiction,War Fiction
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/black-noir/2023-06-29/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230626T183000
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SUMMARY:"We're Going on an Adventure": Summer Visionary Fiction
DESCRIPTION:The MEP’s Science and Visionary Fiction Reading Group will read Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Ruin this summer.  The catchphrase\, “We’re going on an adventure\,” signals the novel’s overlapping themes of contemporary significance–desperate efforts to escape war and corporate destruction on Earth\, species-level competition to make new homes elsewhere\, and the varieties and the social significance of artificial intelligence. \nAbove all\, the book continues the author’s exploration of empathy between his characters and with us\, his readers: “I wanted to write sections from the point of view of an octopus.” \nAs befits summertime reading\, we will add other selections as we go\, meshing these themes with the interests of the group.
URL:https://marxedproject.net/event/were-going-on-an-adventure-summer-visionary-fiction/2023-06-26/2/
LOCATION:United States
CATEGORIES:Art and politics,Classes/Events,Evolutionary biology,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Science Fiction,Visionary Fiction,War Fiction
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